Telugu Movie Review: 'Madatha Kaja' has nothing new

Film: 'Madatha Kaja';

Cast: Allari Naresh, Sneha Ullal, Jayaprakash Reddy, Ali, Dharmavarapu Subramanya and Vennela Kishore; Director: Sitarama Raju; 

Producer: K.K. Radha Mohan; 

Music: Vasanth;

Rating: ** 

Telugu film makers are weaving the same type of stories and remixing the content of films already released. They end up making silly movies, but yet complain that well made films do not run. 

'Madatha Kaja' featuring Allari Naresh in the lead role may well remind you of films like Ravi Teja's 'Mirpakaay' and 'Don Seenu' released just a few months ago.

But one thing that is distinctly clear in 'Madatha Kaja' is that the film is made with very poor production values and the hero Naresh just looks like a poor man's Ravi Teja. 

That is the real tragedy of 'Madatha Kaja' as Naresh is really talented and can be a great entertainer if he is properly supported with a good script and if the film is handled by a competent director. 

This is amply clear from the number of hits Naresh and his famous father E.V.V. Sathyanarayana have delivered and you will understand the potential of the former in author-backed roles. 

Besides the hollowness of the script, 'Madatha Kaja' suffers from other aspects as well. 

The dialogues lack the punch and many sequences in the film fail to make any impact. Comedy films need to have good, quality dialogues of great entertainment value. With passive dialogues, the predictable comedy sequences are not hilarious enough to make the audience laugh. 

The film's heroine Sneha Ullal, a look alike of Aishwarya Rai, struggles with acting. 

Kalyan from Visakhapatnam is a police informer who is in love with Sneha. As his mission in catching criminals by tipping off police is hugely successful, the police chief wants him to go to Hyderabad to give information about a notorious don Nanda who is controlling illegal activities in Hyderabad by remote control from Bangkok.

His trusted lieutenants J.P. and K.P. running separate gangs are always fighting which results in bad execution of activities and losses to Nanda. 

Nanda wants to bring in some unity between JP and KP. He decides that KP's daughter Sneha should marry J.P.'s son. 

Then Kalyan decides to bring Nanda from Bangkok and uses his intelligence and guile to eliminate the don's gang. He also gets his lady love Sneha. 

Allari Naresh tries to deliver justice to his routine role and he evokes laughter through some of his funny mannerisms and dialogues. Sneha Ullal is ordinary, but looks good in song sequences. The veterans have put in a good show. 

'Madatha Kaja' is certainly not in the same league as Allari Naresh's earlier films like 'Kitha Kithalu' and 'Seema Thupaki'. 

If you have no other better alternative, you can watch 'Madatha Kaja' once.

Just Dance winner Ankan Sen wants to become the best dancer

He is 18 and has not taken formal dance training but Ankan Sen received his moment of fame when he won Star Plus' Just Dance. The youngster now aims to become the "best dancer ever".

"It feels like I am still dreaming and I really don't want to get out of it. It's simply a great feeling and an even more flattering thing was that I got a chance to shake a leg with my idol Hrithik Roshan on the same stage," Ankan, who hails from Kolkata, told IANS on the phone from Mumbai.

Ankan on Saturday beat Mumbai boy Karan Khanna and Delhi-based Surjeet Bansal, both 24, to walk away with the winner's trophy, a Rs1 crore cash award and a Maruti Suzuki Swift.

So what does he plan to do with the money?

"I want to buy a laptop, I want to learn international dance forms and perfect my style. I would dedicate myself completely to dance and make it big in this art. I want to be known as the best dancer ever. I also plan to conduct my own workshops," Ankan says.

Ankan has been enthralling TV viewers as well as the judges of the show with his contemporary and hip hop dance moves, as a result of which judges Hrithik, Vaibhavi Merchant and Farah Khan nicknamed him the "Wonder Boy".

Dance has become a part of his life but Ankan says: "My parents were never in favour of me taking it up as a profession. They were not very happy when I told them about my audition in Just Dance, but now their perception has changed towards dance and they completely support me now."

Ankan credits Bollywood 'god of dance' Hrithik for whatever he has learned.

"Hrithik Roshan has been my biggest inspiration. I used to look at his videos and learn steps. I also saw videos of Ganesh Hedge to practise the steps," says Ankan, who dropped out of school after class 10 to learn dance.

"Today if anybody asks me where did I learn dance from I would say Just Dance. Before coming to the show I didn't know much about dance. On this platform I got a chance to learn almost all forms of dance," he adds.

"I used to feel nervous before the performance but once I would go on stage and see Hrithik sir, Vaibhavi mam and Farah mam in front of me, all my nervousness used to vanish. I just thought I have to give my best," he states.

Kalki Koechlin gets out of intense roles for her next film

Actor Kalki Koechlin’s last release, That Girl In Yellow Boots got her a lot of critical acclaim, but she confesses that she didn’t think her film would be accepted, let alone expect the praises that came her way.

"It was a difficult film to make and I never knew I would get the kind of response I got for it. It was dark and quite complex, not the usual happy stuff people want to watch, but the feedback I got only makes it pretty evident that there is a market for these films as well. There are people who want to watch these films as well.”

Having said that, Kalki is now super excited about her next film, a commercial film in every sense. She is paired with Prateik in this film and their pairing has been creating a buzz for quite some time. Describing Prateik she says, “He is quite chilled out, but he can get shy at times. He is in his own world most of the time so I call him a dreamer and keep saying that he lives on his own planet — Planet Prateik.”

About working in a typical Bollywood film, she adds, “I know people have this image in their head of me being an intense and serious actor, but trust me, this film has been a joy ride. For a change, I am not trying to shock you. It is a sweet, innocent film that makes you laugh.”

She is romantically paired opposite Prateik in the film, but is she a romantic off screen too? “I am a sucker for romance,” she’s quick to reply. “I watch all the romantic comedies and I am a complete mush pot. I like these really cheesy films.”

Though she has been doing different films, she confesses that she still does not get flooded with offers. There have been times when she didn’t have anything to do, reveals, Kalki. “A year after Dev D I was unemployed for a year. It’s not like I was offered a lot of films. Even now, it is pretty slow. Anyway I am glad it is like that because I would get confused with too many options otherwise.”

In that one year to now, Kalki also gave up smoking and is hoping husband filmmaker Anurag Kashyap too follows suit. “I quit smoking three years back, right after Dev D. As much as I would like Anurag to give up, I know it is not something you can tell or force someone to do. It has to be your own decision and I know that because I have quit too. But it would be wonderful if he stopped as most of his health issues would be solved then.

Kate Winslet: Ned is The One

KATE Winslet has told friends her new man Ned Rocknroll is "The One"

The star, 35, is "madly in love" with Richard Branson's nephew and wants to set up home with him, a pal revealed.

The pair spent the weekend at Ned's aunt's house in Chichester, West Sussex.

A source said: "They have really fallen for each other. They are even mentioning marriage."

Married Ned, 33 — born Abel Smith — has rejected a US job offer to be near twice-wed Kate after they got close on Branson's holiday isle Necker in August.

He is separated from his wife Eliza.

Source: thesun.co.uk

Megan Fox's hair-raising Christmas ads

MEGAN Fox gives fans an early Christmas present with these classy festive ads for Armani.

The actress underwent a glamorous style overhaul for the promos, rocking a couple of finely-crafted hairdos and sexy black frocks. 

It's a far cry from the jeans and crop top-clad babe who dashed about the place in the first two Transformers films. 

Megan was famously fired from the franchise after comparing director Michael Bay to Adolf Hitler. 

Talking candidly about his approach to movie-making, she said in an interview: "He's like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation. 

"He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he's a nightmare to work for but when you get him away from set, and he's not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he's so awkward, so hopelessly awkward. 

"He has no social skills at all. And it's endearing to watch him." 

Despite her sacking, Megan – who was replaced by British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in the movies – is desperate to watch Transformers 3. 

She said: "I haven't seen it yet but I want to. 

"It's not like I didn't want to see it because I did. The trailer looked awesome but I didn't want to go to a crowded theatre and watch it because of how that may have looked. 

"I have no problem with Transformers or Shia (LaBeouf). He's a great guy and I still count him as a friend."

Now risque Rihanna exposes her bottom half in revealing photoshoot

As a superstar you can expect the rough with the smooth. And having been chased from a muddy field by an angry farmer for posing topless on his land, Rihanna was certainly due some luck.

Today the risque R&B singer finds herself on the cover of style bible Vogue.

In the front picture she presents  an almost sophisticated look with a  Monroesque pout and blonde hair.

Inside, however, she’s back to her old tricks – posing more provocatively and  revealing every inch of her legs against some rusty girders. She also sports a natty beret.

Rihanna has courted controversy with a series of edgy videos – including being tied up and taped to the wall with clingfilm in the video to her hit ‘S&M’.

But in a Vogue interview, the singer insists: ‘That’s not me. That’s a part I play. You know, like it’s a piece of art… I just want to make music.’ The singer, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, said that life with her parents, Monica Braithwaite and Ronald Fenty, a former crack addict, triggered her rebellious attitude.

‘I saw too much. I was way too mature for my age,’ she revealed.

Last week, the singer ended up being humiliated when farmer Alan Graham, 61, halted a racy video shoot on his land at Bangor, County Down.

He had agreed for one of his fields to be used but protested when he spotted her stripping down to a bikini made up of red handkerchiefs.

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How passionate Pippa gave her chap a smacker at 4.30am after boxing match

They had just spent several hours watching well-bred young men beat each other senseless in the boxing ring.

 Even at 4.30am, however, Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon were still in romantic mood.

The couple shared a lingering kiss yesterday as they waited for a cab outside a London hotel where they had attended the Boodles Boxing Ball charity event.

Pippa gazed tenderly into her boyfriend’s eyes before the lateness of the hour caught up with her and she failed to stifle a yawn.

The couple’s body language dispelled any remaining suspicions that they had drifted apart following 28-year-old Pippa’s show-stealing appearance at the royal wedding in April, when her pert derriere won world-wide admiration.

Mr Loudon, 31, a former cricketer who played for England in a one-day international against Sri Lanka in 2006, is now a financier. 

He and Pippa, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, have been dating for more than three years.

For Saturday night’s event at the Park Plaza Hotel, she wore a striking red gown with plunging neckline and gold high heels with matching clutch purse. 

Also attending the ball, which cost £1,950 per table of ten, were Geri Halliwell, Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy and his brother William’s old flames Jecca Craig, Olivia Hunt and Isabella Anstruther- Gough-Calthorpe.

There was no sign of the princes, but their cousin Princess Beatrice made an appearance in a floral gown.

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